Bill and poster holder



(No Model.)

W. H. LIGHTY.

BILL AND POSTER HOLDER.

No. 300,274. Patented June 10, 1884.

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ihvrrnn Sra'rns XVILLIAM HENRY LIGIIIY,

Farmer Grinch,

OF MONTICELLO, INDIANA.

BILL AND POSTER HOLDER.

ESPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 300,274, dated \Iune10', 1884.

Application filed March 10, 1884. (No model.)

T0 at w/wm, it may coltcerit:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM 1-1. LIGH'IY, a Citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Monticello, in the county of White and State ofIndiana, have invented a new and useful Bill and Poster Holder, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to a device for holding bills, posters, dodgers,&c.; and it has for its object to provide a device of this characterwhich shail be cheap and simple in its construction, and one to whichthe bills may be readily attached or detached from.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide improved means forretaining the clamping-plate in a raised position while the posters orbills are being placed beneath the same.

A further object of the invention provides improved means for holdingthe clampingplate in contact with the iower strip to which it isattached.

Vith these ends in view the invention consists in the improvedconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, andpointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of my invention, showingthe same attached to a frame for containing the cards ofbusiness-houses, in connection with which it is preferably used. Fig. 2is a central transverse section. Fig. 3 is a rear view of theclainping-strip and spring-wires, the same being detached from thebase-strip.

In the accompanying drawings, in which iike letters refer tocorresponding parts in the several figures, A, represents a base-strip,which is provided near its upper edge and near the corners withperforations for the passage of screws or equivalent fastening forsecuring the base-strip to the wall or other object.

13 represents the clampingstrip, which is substantially triangular incrosssection. The front portion of this clamping-strip may be madeornamental by forming it with Ft iliOld' .ing, as shown in Fig. 1.

At each end of the clamping-strip A are provided downwardly-proj eotingl0ops,which are twisted or bent at their lower ends to form eyes 0, theupper ends of said loops being socured in grooves or recesses formedupon the ends of the said strips. These loops are attached to thebase-strip by means of wires passing through the eyes thereof, which areattached to the base-plate at one end and secured to the clamping plateor strip A at the other-that is, the wire-awhich is attached to thebase-strip at one end, is secured to the clamping-strip at-the other endof the same, which for convenience we will letter f. The wire 9 isattached to the end f of the basestrip, and crosses the wire 6, and issecured to the end of the clamping strip. It will thus be seen that astrong and serviceable spring is providedone that is not liable to getout of order, and one which will securely hold the clamping-strip inclose contact with the base-strip.

At about the center of the clamping-strip, and upon the upper edge ofthe same, is provided an upwardly-projecting pin, i, which is adapted toengage a spring-plate, j, secured upon the upper edge of the base-strip,and provided with a perforation, it, to receive said pin.

Upon the iowerfront side of the base-strip A are provided pins 7, whichare adapted to receive the bills or posters, and which register withperforations or recesses formed upon the under side of theclamping-plate, whereby the said posters or bills are securely held uponthe same.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that my device isappiicahleto various uses as, for instance, it may be used as a clampfor holding curtains, or may be used as a splasher-holder. However, inusing the device for holding posters, 820;, the same is preferablyattached to a frame, as shown in Fi g. 1, which contains thebusiness-cards of various establishments.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Let ters Patent, is

1. The combination, with a suitable basestrip, of a spring-pressedclamping-plate pro vided with means of attachinent,substantially asshown, and triangular in cross-section, one of the points of which formsthe fulcrum upon which it works, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a suitable basestrip, of a spring-pressedclampingplate triangular in cross-section, having a pin projectingupwardly from its upper edge. and a spring-plate provided with aperforation secured to the base-strip, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with a suitable basestrip, of a spring-pressedclamping-plate, triangular in cross-section, provided with a pin uponits upper edge adapted to engage a perforation in a spring-plate securedto the basestrip, pins projecting outwardly from the lower end of thebasestrip to engage perforations 0r recesses formed upon the under sideof the clamping-plate, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination,with a suitable base, of a clamping strip havingdepending loops formed with eyes secured at its ends, wires secured tothe opposite ends of the base-strip at one end and to the ends of theclampingstrip at their other ends, substantially as set- V forth.

\VILLIAM HENRY LIGHTY.

Vitnesses:

DAVID R. YOUNG, Ronnn'r GREGORY.

